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Re: Bionicle Avatar pictures flooding BrickShelf
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Sun, 6 Jan 2002 23:07:49 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jeff Stembel writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Frank Filz writes:
> > - member folder pictures (example:
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?lsearch=andersson ) (these
> > pictures which serve the same purpose as avatars could be allowed while
> > banning similar images for other services, they also do not exist in the
> > normal Brickshelf space so presumably updates of them don't cause
> > something to appear in the recent updates pages).
> 
> Those are almost never seen and take up very little space, and thus generate
> little bandwidth issues.  :)

12 year old BZ member:

"This avatar I'm uploading takes up very little space, so it must be OK"

Realistically, I don't think it's possible to come up with a guideline which
allows the eg andersson and not eg
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=9983

And I'd be disappointed to see any such restriction.

ROSCO



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  Re: Bionicle Avatar pictures flooding BrickShelf
 
(...) A small files that is loaded over and over again uses MUCH more bandwidth than a large image loaded a few times. (...) There you go, you got a guidline. :) Jeff (25 years ago, 6-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Bionicle Avatar pictures flooding BrickShelf
 
(...) My reasons for feeling they are abuse is due to the drowning out of content I, and other fans I speak to on a regular basis, am interested in, the bandwidth issues, and their general appearance. Frankly, I think they're ugly. I wouldn't (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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